History

Bach wrote out the music himself for presentation to the Margrave rather than leaving it to a copyist. While he took the opportunity to revise the music, most likely, it was not freshly composed. He appears to have selected the six pieces from concertos he had composed over a number of years while Kapellmeister at Köthen, and possibly extending back to his employment at Weimar (1708–17).

Bach's dedication to the Margrave was dated 24 March 1721. Translated from the original French, the first sentence of Bach's dedication reads:

Bach's reference to his scoring the concertos for "several instruments" (Concerts avec plusieurs instruments) is an understatement. Bach used the "widest spectrum of orchestral instruments … in daring combinations," as Christoph Wolff has commented. "Every one of the six concertos set a precedent in scoring, and every one was to remain without parallel." Heinrich Besseler has noted that the overall forces required (leaving aside the first concerto, which was rewritten for a special occasion) tallies exactly with the 17 players Bach had at his disposal in Köthen.

Brandenburg

Brandenburg (listen; Low German:Brannenborg, Lower Sorbian: Bramborska is one of the sixteen federated states of Germany. It lies in the northeast of the country covering an area of 29,478 square kilometers and has 2.45 million inhabitants. The capital and largest city is Potsdam. Brandenburg surrounds but does not include the national capital and city-state Berlin forming a metropolitan area.

Brandenburg an der Havel

Brandenburg an der Havel is a town in the state of Brandenburg (which is why it is also called Brandenburg City in English), Germany, with a population of 71,778 (as of 2010). It is located on the banks of the River Havel. The town of Brandenburg, which is almost as widely known as the state of Brandenburg, provided the name for the medieval Bishopric of Brandenburg, the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and the current state of Brandenburg. Today it is a small town compared to nearby Berlin, but it was the original nucleus of the former realms of Brandenburg and Prussia.

History

The castle of Brandenburg, which had been a fortress of the Slavic tribe Stodoranie, was conquered in 929 by King Henry the Fowler. The name of the city in the local Slavic language is Brennabor and is a combination of two words brenna' - defense and bor - fort. The town remained German only until 983, when a Slavic rebellion was successful. During the next 170 years the area was ruled by Slavic princes of the Hevelli tribe. The last of them, Pribislav, died in 1150. From 1153/1154 to 1157 Brennabor was part of the Slavonic Duchy of Kopanica, a fief of Poland. Afterwards Albert I settled here and became the first margrave of Brandenburg. The town was restricted to the western bank of the Havel until 1196, when it was extended to the eastern side. The parts on either side of the river were regarded as three different towns (Old Town, New Town and Brandenburg cathedral district) for centuries.

History

Bach wrote out the music himself for presentation to the Margrave rather than leaving it to a copyist. While he took the opportunity to revise the music, most likely, it was not freshly composed. He appears to have selected the six pieces from concertos he had composed over a number of years while Kapellmeister at Köthen, and possibly extending back to his employment at Weimar (1708–17).

Bach's dedication to the Margrave was dated 24 March 1721. Translated from the original French, the first sentence of Bach's dedication reads:

Bach's reference to his scoring the concertos for "several instruments" (Concerts avec plusieurs instruments) is an understatement. Bach used the "widest spectrum of orchestral instruments … in daring combinations," as Christoph Wolff has commented. "Every one of the six concertos set a precedent in scoring, and every one was to remain without parallel." Heinrich Besseler has noted that the overall forces required (leaving aside the first concerto, which was rewritten for a special occasion) tallies exactly with the 17 players Bach had at his disposal in Köthen.

Bach's "BrandenburgConcerto No ...Opening with Bach, the orchestra and solo group of violin with two flutes will engage in intricate conversation that creates an ornate tapestry of sound in the style of concerto grosso ... with Schubert's lyrical "Rosamunde Overture" to be followed in the first half by a seldom-performed double piano concerto....

In the first half, the Second Orchestral Suite and FourthBrandenburgConcerto flanked the motet Singet dem Herrn ein Neues Lied ... In the Fourth BrandenburgConcerto, the dialogues between violinist Huw Daniel and the recorder players (Lászlo Rószá and ......

New Year's celebration for the little ones, with games and creative art projects. When. 9-10.30 a.m., 11.30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-3.30 p.m. Monday. Where ...Details ... When ... Ars Lyrica’s annual New Year’s Eve concert shines the spotlight on violinist Adam LaMotte and the music of the first and third of Brahms’ “Brandenburg” concertos....

The Brandenburgs were kind of audition pieces given to the margrave (mayor) of Brandenburg... Each concerto is unique, written in the form of a concerto grosso with a small group of soloists set to strings ... 5 is the most advanced in a prototype of the keyboard concerto expanded by Mozart ... The BrandenburgConcertos presented by Santa FePro Musica....